Thom Hogan has some interesting speculation.
To wit that the upcoming Nikon D80 replacement, called the D90, will be an evolutionary upgrade, but will be the first SLR to have video recording.
And: what if one of the "APS" makers (of cameras which have sensors smaller than 35mm format, which is the bulk of them) where to do what Olympus/Panasonic are doing now with the Four Thirds format (which is smaller yet) and eliminate the mirror box? Could the Micro Four Thirds format compete?
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"Could the Micro Four Thirds format compete?"
This is just a hunch, but I think that the 4/3 would have a slight advantage, having a "squarer" aspect ratio and thus requiring a smaller image circle.
There has been a lot of speculation about the convergence of still and video photography - Michael Reichmann has also been suggesting this on his website.
Yeah, it's sort of been written in the stars ever since compact cameras started having video capture. I'm not sure how important it really is though.
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